Assembly Bill A10179

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to adoptions from a foreign country

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A10179 - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §111-c, Dom Rel L; amd §4138-b, Pub Health L

2011-A10179 - Summary

Relates to adoptions from a foreign country.

2011-A10179 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10179

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the public health law, in
  relation to adoptions from a foreign country

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1  of  section  111-c  of  the
domestic  relations law, as added by chapter 329 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) the validity of the foreign adoption  has  been  verified  by  the
granting  of  an  IR-3  [immigrant visa], IH-3, or a successor immigrant
visa, for the child by the United  States  Citizenship  and  Immigration
Services.
  S  2. Subdivision 3 of section 111-c of the domestic relations law, as
added by chapter 329 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  3. Either adoptive parent or a guardian or a  guardian  ad  litem  may
register  the  order  in  this  state with the judge or surrogate of the
county in which the adoptive parent or parents reside.  A  petition  for
registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition
for  a  name  change. If the court finds that the foreign adoption order
meets the requirements of subdivision one of  this  section,  the  court
shall issue a finding as to aspects of the foreign adoption, to wit, the
names of the adoptive parents, the name or names and reported birth date
of  the  adoptive  child, the country of the adoptive child's birth, the
country and the date of the foreign adoption, the state residency of the
adoptive parent or parents and adoptive child, and a finding as  to  the
date  and issuance of an IR-3, IH-3, OR A SUCCESSOR immigrant visa; and,
the court shall issue an order of adoption to the party  who  has  peti-
tioned for such an order.
  S  3.  Section  4138-b of the public health law, as amended by chapter
181 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 4138-b. Birth certificate: foreign country  adoption.  Whenever  the
adoption  or  finalization  of  a  foreign  adoption or recognition of a
foreign adoption of a child pursuant to section one hundred eleven-c  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2011-A10179A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §111-c, Dom Rel L; amd §4138-b, Pub Health L

2011-A10179A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adoptions from a foreign country.

2011-A10179A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                10179--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the public health law, in
  relation to adoptions from a foreign country

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1 of section 111-c of the
domestic relations law, as added by chapter 329 of the laws of 2008,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  the  validity  of  the  foreign adoption has been verified by the
granting of an IR-3 [immigrant visa], IH-3,  or  a  successor  immigrant
visa,  for  the  child  by the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 111-c of the domestic relations law,  as
added by chapter 329 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  Either  adoptive  parent  or a guardian or a guardian ad litem may
register the order in this state with the  judge  or  surrogate  of  the
county  in  which  the adoptive parent or parents reside. A petition for
registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition
for a name change. If the court finds that the  foreign  adoption  order
meets  the  requirements  of  subdivision one of this section, the court
shall issue a finding as to aspects of the foreign adoption, to wit, the
names of the adoptive parents, the name or names and reported birth date
of the adoptive child, the country of the adoptive  child's  birth,  the
country and the date of the foreign adoption, the state residency of the
adoptive  parent  or parents and adoptive child, and a finding as to the
date and issuance of an IR-3, IH-3, OR A SUCCESSOR immigrant visa;  and,
the  court  shall  issue an order of adoption to the party who has peti-
tioned for such an order.
  S 3. Section 4138-b of the public health law, as  amended  by  chapter
181 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S  4138-b.  Birth  certificate: foreign country adoption. Whenever the
adoption or finalization of a  foreign  adoption  or  recognition  of  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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